The good:
- Fast Internet
- Good and strong Air condition
- Owner of condo is very fast at responding to emails. Although he is stationed out of the country, he was quick to reply. It might be due to his absence that the property is in need of desperate attention. I sent pictures of issues to him and he immediately contacted the staff to resolve them.
- It is a spacious apartment, especially considering the location.
- Good security. There was always a guard at the entrance of the building.
The bad:
- Upon entering the unit, there was a strong smell of sewerage from the bathroom. It was overpowering the whole unit. We reported and the crew came to replace the fan in the bathroom. I closed the bathroom and kept the fan on all day, which seem to have resolved the problem.
- Do not expect exactly what you see on Air B&B: throw pillows and decorations. In fact, on the wall above the sofa there are marks of scotch tape on a bare wall.
- The build up of dust hints that the air filter from the AC may need maintenance. We swept the floors every other day, but the apartment still seemed to accumulate a lot of dust.
- There was grease on doors to oven, microwave, refrigerator, etc. dust in cabinets where utensils and plates are stored. We emailed the owner and he immediately called the cleaning lady to come and clean. However, we still ended up cleaning all the drawers after she left.
- The dining chairs and sofa look worn and have stains. We reported to the owner and he had the building staff came to put a cover over the sofa. They definitely need to be steam cleaned or replaced altogether.
- The vanity stools are peeling off. We put a hand towel over every time we used them to avoid more peeling.
- The mattress in the master bedroom is clearly old and in desperate need of replacement. It squeaks at every turn to the point of disrupting ones’ sleep.
- Bathrooms do not have proper hooks to hang towels. The ones that once existed in the master bathroom are broken. We used the sink edges to place our clothes while taking a shower.
- The number of silverware available was not appropriate for the number of guests the property can host. Our family of 3 for example, shared 3 forks, 1 spreading knife and 1 steak knife.
- Although the industry standard of check-in time is 2:00PM or 3:00PM, this unit was 4:00PM check-in and 11:00AM check out, and you only find out after booking. Request for early check in and late check out were turned down. I received email reminding me to leave before 11:00am, this is only a few days after discussing late check out and was turned down. We decided to leave a day earlier and moved into a hotel with late check-out policy.
The property has great potential as it is near the Asok BTS station, 7-11 and the famous Korean Town. It’s about a 10 minute walk. I recommend the owner hires an Agent, someone that can make sure the unit is clean and presentable. Something that looks similar to the picture, I was let down upon entering the room but I knew it was too late to back out. We stayed and cleaned up as best we could. Overall it was good experience and it could turn into excellent if the issues are overcome.